Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.600 (2026)

Order regarding testimony by alternative method

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NRS 50.600  Order regarding testimony by alternative method.

      1.  An order allowing or disallowing a child witness to testify by an alternative method must state the findings of fact and conclusions of law that support the presiding officer’s determination.

      2.  An order allowing a child witness to testify by an alternative method must:

      (a) State the method by which the child is to testify;

      (b) List any natural person or category of natural person allowed to be in, or required to be excluded from, the presence of the child during the testimony;

      (c) State any special conditions necessary to facilitate a party’s right to examine or cross-examine the child;

      (d) State any condition or limitation upon the participation of natural persons present during the testimony of the child; and

      (e) State any other condition necessary for taking or presenting the testimony.

      3.  The alternative method ordered by the presiding officer may be no more restrictive of the rights of the parties than is necessary under the circumstances to serve the purposes of the order.

      (Added to NRS by 2003, 989)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2017–2017 · leading case: Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017).
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 8× “570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the alternative method in an order pursuant to NRS 50.600 or the parties' rights for a full and fair opportunity to examine or cross-examine the…”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). · cites it 4× “570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the alternative method in an order pursuant to NRS 50.600 or the parties' rights for a full and fair opportunity to examine or cross-examine the…”
Downs, II (Robert) v. State (Nev. 2017). “During the child's direct-examination, 4Downs also argues that (1) the State never qualified the child as understanding the consequences of lying; and (2) the district court failed to identify persons permitted to be with the child during his testimony under NRS 50.600(2)(b) and…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.600(1) — 2 cases
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the alternative method in an order pursuant to NRS 50.600 or the parties' rights for a full and fair opportunity to examine or cross-examine the…”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the alternative method in an order pursuant to NRS 50.600 or the parties' rights for a full and fair opportunity to examine or cross-examine the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.600(2)(a) — 2 cases
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the alternative method in an order pursuant to NRS 50.600 or the parties' rights for a full and fair opportunity to examine or cross-examine the…”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the alternative method in an order pursuant to NRS 50.600 or the parties' rights for a full and fair opportunity to examine or cross-examine the…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.600(2)(b) — 1 case
Downs, II (Robert) v. State (Nev. 2017). “During the child's direct-examination, 4Downs also argues that (1) the State never qualified the child as understanding the consequences of lying; and (2) the district court failed to identify persons permitted to be with the child during his testimony under NRS 50.600(2)(b) and…”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 50.600(3) — 2 cases
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the alternative method in an order pursuant to NRS 50.600 or the parties' rights for a full and fair opportunity to examine or cross-examine the…”
Gordon Vs. Geiger (child Custody), 2017 NV 69 (Nev. 2017). “570, it did not constitute a complete waiver of the Act's provisions, including the court's obligation to set forth the parameters of the alternative method in an order pursuant to NRS 50.600 or the parties' rights for a full and fair opportunity to examine or cross-examine the…”
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